American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 149, Issue 11
November 1992
Article
November 1992
Psychosocial rehabilitation and psychiatry in the care of long-term patients
- Pages:1455–1463
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1455
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The relationship between psychosocial rehabilitation and psychiatry in the care of long-term mental patients is one that may often be characterized, at best, as an uneasy alliance. The author summarizes the basic concepts that define the discipline of ...
November 1992
The psychoanalytic conceptualization of perinatal loss: a multidimensional model
- Pages:1464–1472
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1464
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Much has been learned about perinatal loss over the past 20 years through clinical investigations and quantitative research. However, a review of studies over the past decade reveals that perinatal loss is increasingly being seen in the same way as a ...
November 1992
Contested boundaries of bipolar disorder and the limits of categorical diagnosis in psychiatry
- Pages:1473–1483
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1473
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The authors' primary objective is to outline the phenomenology, importance, and available data on issues concerning the boundaries between bipolar disorder and diagnoses such as schizophrenia, unipolar depression, and personality disorders. In addition, ...
November 1992
Impact of psychiatric hospitalization on behavioral complications of Alzheimer's disease
- Pages:1484–1491
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1484
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OBJECTIVE: The authors conducted a prospective study of the clinical utility of the four DSM-III-R subtypes of primary degenerative dementia of the Alzheimer type (with delirium, with delusions, with depression, or uncomplicated) and acute psychiatric ...
November 1992
Psychiatric outpatient practice: patterns and policies
- Pages:1492–1498
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1492
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper is to explore possible consequences of recent changes in the Medicare payment schedule for office-based psychiatric services. METHOD: Psychiatric office visits from the 1985 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey were ...
November 1992
A national study of psychiatrists' professional activities [published errata appear in Am J Psychiatry 1993 Mar;150(3):532 and 1997 Apr;154(4):590]
- Pages:1499–1505
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1499
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OBJECTIVE AND METHOD: A mail survey was conducted in 1988-1989 to study the professional activities of U.S. psychiatrists. Data from the 19,431 active respondents are reported. RESULTS: Nineteen percent of the psychiatrists were women, an increase from ...
November 1992
Regional cerebral glucose metabolism in bulimia nervosa [published erratum appears in Am J Psychiatry 1993 Jan;150(1):174]
- Pages:1506–1513
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1506
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OBJECTIVE: The authors' purpose in this study was to further delineate the character of cerebral metabolism in bulimia nervosa and to determine if functional links could be made between regional cerebral metabolism and the symptoms of depression, ...
November 1992
Coping with the threat of AIDS: the role of social support
- Pages:1514–1520
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1514
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OBJECTIVE: There has been relatively little clinical research on how asymptomatic HIV-positive men cope with the threat of AIDS. The present study was intended to 1) describe the coping strategies used by asymptomatic HIV-positive homosexual men, 2) ...
November 1992
Psychopathology, hypnotizability, and dissociation
- Pages:1521–1525
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1521
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to replicate and extend previous findings regarding the hypnotizability of different clinical groups. METHOD: The authors compared the differential hypnotizability of four psychiatric groups--patients with ...
November 1992
A historical perspective on the role of state hospitals viewed from the era of the "revolving door"
- Pages:1526–1533
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1526
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OBJECTIVE: By focusing on the functioning of a state hospital throughout its existence, the author provides a historical perspective on the nature and causes of "revolving door" admissions. METHOD: Northampton State Hospital was chosen as a prototype, and ...
November 1992
Meta-analysis of subjective sensitivity to alcohol in sons of alcoholics
- Pages:1534–1538
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1534
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OBJECTIVE: Meta-analysis was used to review the research literature on self-reported sensitivity to alcohol among sons of alcoholic and among normal control subjects. METHOD: Computerized and manual searches identified 17 eligible independent articles; ...
November 1992
Cross-cultural differences in rating hyperactive-disruptive behaviors in children
- Pages:1539–1542
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1539
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent to which the reported variations across countries in the prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are due to cultural differences among raters, the authors examined the degree to which mental health ...
November 1992
Deterioration in premorbid functioning in schizophrenia: a developmental model of negative symptoms in drug-free patients
- Pages:1543–1548
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1543
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OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the relationship between negative symptoms and premorbid variables in drug-free schizophrenic patients. METHOD: The authors studied 63 clinically stable male schizophrenic inpatients who were not receiving any psychoactive ...
November 1992
Technique for training schizophrenic patients in illness self- management: a controlled trial
- Pages:1549–1555
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1549
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether schizophrenic outpatients receiving low- dose neuroleptic therapy could learn and retain complex information and skills related to self-management of their illness, a novel technique of teaching, using cognitive and ...
November 1992
Alprazolam plasma concentrations and treatment response in panic disorder and agoraphobia
- Pages:1556–1562
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1556
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OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to evaluate the relationship between plasma concentrations of alprazolam and both treatment response and side effects in patients with panic disorder and agoraphobia. METHOD: Ninety-six patients with panic disorder and ...
November 1992
Panic disorder history in the families of patients with angiographically normal coronary arteries
- Pages:1563–1567
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1563
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OBJECTIVE: The authors evaluated the diagnostic validity of an interview-based panic disorder diagnosis in cardiology chest pain patients with angiographically normal coronary arteries. METHOD: Patient probands with normal coronary arteries (N = 65) were ...
November 1992
Phenomenology and course of psychiatric disorders associated with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder
- Pages:1568–1574
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1568
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OBJECTIVE: Studies indicate that chronic combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is frequently associated with other psychiatric disorders. Questions regarding the nature and interrelationships of these conditions require clarification. The ...
November 1992
Recovery and relapse from major depressive disorder in the elderly
- Pages:1575–1579
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1575
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OBJECTIVE: Results from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Collaborative Study of the Psychobiology of Depression raised serious concerns about the longer-term prognosis for major depressive disorder in younger persons. However, little ...
November 1992
Prediction of outcome in mania by mood-congruent or mood-incongruent psychotic features
- Pages:1580–1584
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1580
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the significance of mood congruence of psychotic features in mania as a predictor of outcome. METHOD: Fifty-four patients with bipolar disorder were followed prospectively for 4 years after recovery from ...
November 1992
Psychotic symptoms and suicidal behavior in hospitalized children
- Pages:1585–1586
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1585
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Association of psychotic symptoms with suicidal behavior was studied in 90 hospitalized prepubertal children. Children with psychotic symptoms were more likely to have threatened or attempted suicide. The association of visual hallucinations with suicidal ...
November 1992
Amelioration of mitral valve prolapse after treatment for panic disorder
- Pages:1587–1588
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1587
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Twenty panic disorder patients with mitral valve prolapse showed amelioration of prolapse on repeat echocardiogram after treatment for panic disorder. This effect was significant when compared to repeat echocardiograms in eight psychiatrically normal ...
November 1992
Hyperventilation-induced cerebral ischemia in panic disorder and effect of nimodipine
- Pages:1589–1591
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1589
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Basilar artery blood flow was measured by transcranial Doppler ultrasonography before and during hyperventilation in nine patients with panic disorder and nine normal comparison subjects. The hyperventilation-induced decrease in basilar artery blood flow ...
November 1992
Accumulation of fluoxetine and norfluoxetine in human brain during therapeutic administration
- Pages:1592–1594
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1592
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In vivo 19fluorine nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used to measure the brain concentration of fluoxetine and norfluoxetine in five patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and three with major depression. The mean brain:plasma ratio of the ...
November 1992
Severity of cocaine dependence as a predictor of relapse to cocaine use
- Pages:1595–1596
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1595
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The severity of cocaine dependence of 39 hospitalized patients was assessed by administering the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III- R. No significant relationship was found between severity of cocaine dependence and cocaine use at 3-month follow-...
Article
November 1992
Fundamentals of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
- Pages:1597-a–1598
- Published Online:1 April 2006
November 1992
The Fundamentals of Psychoanalytic Technique
- Pages:1598–1599
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1598
November 1992
Pain and Passion: A Psychoanalyst Explores the World of S & M (Sadomasochism)
- Pages:1599–1601
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1599
November 1992
The American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Neuropsychiatry, 2nd ed
- Pages:1601–1602
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1601
November 1992
Inpatient Psychiatry: Diagnosis and Treatment, 3rd ed
- Pages:1602–1603
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1602
November 1992
Recent Developments in Alcoholism, vol. 9: Children of Alcoholics
- Pages:1603–1604
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1603
November 1992
Current Treatments of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Page:1604
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1604
November 1992
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Clinician's Guide
- Pages:1604-a–1605
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1604-a
November 1992
Memory Disorders: Research and Clinical Practice
- Page:1605
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1605
November 1992
Cognitive Bases of Mental Disorders: Annual Review of Psychopathology, vol. 1
- Pages:1605-a–1606
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1605-a
November 1992
Person Schemas and Maladaptive Interpersonal Patterns
- Pages:1606–1607
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1606
November 1992
Melanie Klein, vol. II: The Ego and the Good Object, 1932-1960
- Page:1607
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1607
November 1992
Progress in Self Psychology, vol. 6: The Realities of Transference
- Pages:1607-a–1608
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1607-a
November 1992
Recovery from protracted depression in old age
- Pages:1609a–1609
- Published Online:1 April 2006
November 1992
Use of cocaine to prevent opiate withdrawal
- Pages:1609b–1609
- Published Online:1 April 2006
Article
November 1992
Retinopathy and Bright Light Therapy
- MORRIS WAXLER,
- ROBERT H. JAMES,
- GEORGE C. BRAINARD,
- DOUGLAS E. MOUL,
- DAN A. OREN, and
- NORMAN E. ROSENTHAL
- Pages:1610-b–1611
- Published Online:1 April 2006
November 1992
Oral versus intravenous caffeine augmentation of ECT
- Pages:1610a–1610
- Published Online:1 April 2006
November 1992
Comorbidity of personality disorders
- Pages:1611–1612
- Published Online:23 January 2015
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.aj149111611
Article
November 1992
Dr. Vanselow and Associates Reply
- Page:1611
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1611
November 1992
Obesity and Multiple Personality Disorder
- Pages:1612-b–1613
- Published Online:1 April 2006
November 1992
Caloric requirements for weight maintenance: a British viewpoint
- Pages:1613–1614
- Published Online:23 January 2015
Article
November 1992
Caloric Requirements for Weight Maintenance: A British Viewpoint
- Pages:1613-a–1613
- Published Online:1 April 2006
November 1992
Treatment of Neuroleptic-Resistant Mania and Schizoaffective Disorders
- Page:1614
- Published Online:1 April 2006
Article
November 1992
Automobile driving by psychiatric patients
- Pages:1615–1616
- Published Online:23 January 2015
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.aj149111615
Article
November 1992
Automobile Driving by Psychiatric Patients
- Page:1615
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1615
Article
November 1992
Dr. Spitzer and Associates Reply
- ROBERT L. SPITZER,
- MICHAEL B. FIRST,
- JANET B.W. WILLIAMS,
- KENNETH KENDLER,
- HAROLD ALAN PINCUS, and
- GARY TUCKER
- Pages:1619–1620
- Published Online:1 April 2006
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Article
November 1992
Corrections
- Pages:1622-a–1622
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1622-a
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In the reply by Owen M. Wolkowitz, M.D., et al. to the letter "Antiglucocorticoid Effects of DHEA-S in Alzheimer's Disease" (August 1992, p. 1126), there are several changes involving references. In the 20th line of the second paragraph, reference "2" ...
November 1992
Corrections
- Pages:1622-b–1622
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.11.1622-b
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In the letter "Addition of Fluoxetine to Clozapine" by Shawn L. Cassady, M.D., and Gunvant K. Thaker, M.D. (September 1992, p. 1274), the phrasing in the fifth line of the first paragraph should read "concomitant use of clozapine and fluoxetine."